Background
YANG, General was born in 1912 in Yangting, Fujian Province.
YANG, General was born in 1912 in Yangting, Fujian Province.
Deputy Commander Beijing-Tianjin Military Region 1949-1950, Commander 1950. Commander Tianjin Garrison 1949.
Chief of Staff, North. China Military
Region 1949; Commander 66th, 67th and 68th Armies, Chinese People"s Volunteers, Korean War 1951. Chief of Staff, North. China Military
Region 1953. Commander Air Defence, PLA 1956.
Alternate; served as common soldier 1958. Deputy Chief of Staff, PLA 1959-1968, Acting Chief of Staff 1966-1968.
Deputy Head, PLA Cultural Revolution Group 1967. Vice-Chairman Military Council, CCP Central Committee 1967.
Relieved of all posts 1968.
Deputy Chief of Staff, PLA 1974-1977. Commander Fuzhou Military Region 1978-1980; Executive Chairman Presidium CPPCC since 1983.
Vice-Chairman CPPCC National Committee 1983-1988.
Chairman Cultural and Historical Data Research Committee since 1983. Honorary President Society for Study of Painting and Calligraphy of the Aged since 1984.
National Committee (Communist) Democratic Youth Federation 1949, 1st CCP Central Committee 1949, People"s Government Council, Tianjin 1950, North. China Administration Council 1951. National Defence Council 1954-Cultural Revolution. 8th CCP Central Committee 1956-Cultural Revolution.
11th CCP Central Committee 1977.
Standing Committee, CCP Secretary, Fuzhou Military Region 1978-1980; 12th Central Committee CCP 1982-1987.